Get Married or Elope Outdoors in the Fuller House Garden
If you dream of having an outdoor wedding in Virginia, the Fuller House garden may be the perfect location. Located behind the Main House, the English-style, cottage garden is bursting with colorful annuals, perennials and flowering shrubs. Many of the plants are meant to attract nature, so don’t be surprised if songbirds, butterflies or hummingbirds visit the garden while you say your vows!
The outdoor wedding season runs from March through the first frost, usually in late October or early November. The garden changes throughout the season as it wakes up in the spring, flourishes in the summer and winds down in the fall. Mother Nature ultimately controls the garden!
Spring Weddings
Pink, white and purple hellebores appear in March, followed by yellow daffodils and purple grape hyacinths in early April. By mid-April, the cherry tree – one of the popular wedding ceremony focal points – is filled with soft pink blossoms.
The trees and shrubs begin to green as May approaches. In mid-May, the garden gains color as yellow irises, lavender sage and pink annuals begin to bloom.
Summer Weddings
One of the garden highlights, the hydrangeas, flower in mid- to late-June. They open as white flowers, then gradually turn pink as the season changes.
The traditional summer colors continue throughout July, August and early September.
Fall Weddings
By late September, fall is in the air, and the green trees transform into pillars of warm yellow, red and orange leaves.
If you want to brave the cold, the dried hydrangea blossoms add winter interest.
One of the major concerns about having a garden wedding is inclement weather. What happens if it rains on my wedding day? What if it’s too hot? Or too cold? If you’re worried about outdoor conditions, don’t be! Only one wedding is held at the Fuller House at a time, so if the weather doesn’t cooperate, your wedding simply moves inside to the room of your choice. Your “Plan B” is already in place!
If you have any questions about outdoor weddings in the garden or indoor weddings in the Main House, please contact us.